MARK YOUR CALENDAR-

Homegrown talent under the global spotlight. Egyptian artist and young entrepreneur Zeina Soliman will be showcasing her latest collection at the Home, Heritage and Transcendental Cultures group exhibition taking place in London this Thursday, 22 May. Soliman explores memory, home, and belonging through a series of dreamlike acrylic paintings, each embodying a different facet of Middle Eastern culture and identity. If you find yourself in Old Blighty, you can grab tickets from the University of the Arts London’s website.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Craving a taste of Downtown Cairo? Flavor Republic is bringing The Corner Shop back for its second 2025 edition. The limited-edition café, offering a slew of homegrown products and produce you can bring home, and their all-day café menu brims with Egyptian classics, in honor of Egyptian culinary traditions and iconic spots like Café Riche and Groppi. The Corner Shop will be up and running Downtown at the Kodak passageway on Adly Street until Saturday, 31 May.

In your strolling-down-the-farmers’-market era? You might just want to head to Arkan Plaza this weekend. From Friday, 23 May to Sunday, 25 May, the Sheikh Zayed hotspot will be hosting the summer edition of their Farmers’ Market, brimming with fresh produce, natural skincare products, and other goodies you won’t be able to resist bringing home.

Hip Hop fans: Don’t miss the historic Project Meem concert, headlined by rap icons Marwan Pablo and Marwan Moussa sharing the stage. The concert will take place on Friday, 23 May at Cairo Festival City, and tickets are selling fast on Tazkarti.

All work and no play makes Momo a dull boy. Feel like partying it up this weekend? Egyptian party series PlayHaus will be bringing their signature beats and “late-night mischief” to Cairo Business Park’s The Warehouse this Friday, 23 May. Hypnotic DJ Cap, Berlin-based artist E.Lina, and resident DJs Joey and Mazen El Messery will be this edition’s players. You can grab your tickets from PlayHaus’ official Instagram.

HAPPENING LATER-

Can you handle a roast? WKND CMDY ’s Mohamed Kamtcho, Iron Tawfik, Khalid Elshoky, and Amgad El Shawshy will be dishing out uncensored]jokes and roasts on stage at CJC 610 on Tuesday, 27 May — just make sure you can take it, because these guys don’t hold back. You can secure your spot through CJC’s official website.

Jordanian Arabic pop rock band Jadal will be causing a commotion this May at CJC 610. Generous with their bangers since ‘03, the Amman-born group will be showing up and rocking out at CJC610 on Wednesday, 28 May, with tickets available through Ticketsmarché.

When hosting a birthday bash, it’s only logical to call up the Sharmoofers. On Friday, 30 May, the Boom Room will be celebrating its first anniversary with a bang. The night will feature a special performance by viral Egyptian band Sharmoofers — and if a certain little birdie is to be believed, a few surprise performances. You can grab your tickets from Ticketsmarché.

It seems German DJ and Record Producer Adam Port couldn’t get enough of Egypt. Bringing the beats to the New Administrative Capital’s Green River on Friday, 30 May, Port will once more turn it up with his signature house beats, sprinkled with a musical dash of jazz and soul. Tickets are available through Ticketsmarché.

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